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Poles Apart
Kirsty Moseley
Young Adult / Romance / Contemporary
He’s pole position. She’s a pole dancer. The two of them are poles apart. Carson Matthews, the hottest driver ever to hit the MotoGP circuit, is living the carefree, celebrity lifestyle. With little to worry about other than keeping himself top of the leader board, his favourite weekend pastime is visiting a certain blonde at Angels Gentlemen’s Club. Emma Bancroft, a part-time lap dancer, is just trying to make ends meet. Her responsibilities weigh heavily on her as the does the secret she’s kept from everyone for the past two-and-a-half years.With the world’s press watching his every move, their relationship and Emma’s explosive secret can’t stay hidden for much longer…From international bestselling author Kirsty Moseley comes a tale that proves opposites really do attract.
The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman
J. P. Donleavy
Literature & Fiction
His future is disastrous, his present indecent, his past divine. He Is Darcy Dancer, youthful squire of Andromeda Park, the great gray stone mansion inhabited by Crooks, the cross-eyed butler, and the sexy, aristocratic Miss Von B.
The Court Dancer
Kyung-Sook Shin
Fiction
Based on a remarkable true story, the New York Times bestselling author of Please Look After Mom brilliantly images the life of Yi Jin, an orphan who would fall under the affections of the Empress and become a jewel in the late Joseon Court.
When a novice French diplomat arrives for an audience with the Emperor, he is enraptured by the Joseon Dynasty’s magnificent culture, then at its zenith. But all fades away when he sees Yi Jin perform the delicate traditional Dance of the Spring Oriole. Though well aware that women of the court belong to the palace, the young diplomat confesses his love to the Emperor, and gains permission for Yi Jin to accompany him back to France.
A world away in Belle Epoque Paris, Yi Jin lives a free, independent life, away from the gilded cage of the court, and begins translating and publishing Joseon literature into French with another Korean student. But even in this new world, great sorrow awaits her. Yi Jin’s grieving and suffering is only amplified by homesickness and a longing for her oldest friend. But her homecoming was not a happy one. Betrayal, jealousy, and intrigue abound, culminating with the tragic assassination of the last Joseon empress—and the poisoned pages of a book.
Rich with historic detail and filled with luminous characters, Korea’s most beloved novelist brings a lost era to life in a story that will resonate long after the final page.
Dancer
Colum McCann
Literature & Fiction / Biographies & Memoirs
Taking his inspiration from biographical facts, novelist Colum McCann tells the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev through the cast of those who knew him: there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside of the gay celebrity set. Spanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, Dancer is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and famous: doormen and shoemakers, nurses and translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands the artist himself, willful, lustful, and driven by a never-to-be-met need for perfection.
The Coffin Dancer
Part #2 of "Lincoln Rhyme" series by Jeffery Deaver
Mystery / Fiction / Thriller
NYPD criminalist Lincoln Rhyme joins his beautiful protege, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer--an ingenious killer who changes appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. They have only one clue: the madman has a tattoo of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman. Rhyme must rely on his wits and intuition to track the elusive murderer through New York City--knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again.
Fire Dancer
Colleen French
A WOMAN
A wildness raged in Mackenzie Daniels that drove her to explore the American frontier before she settled down. An artist and a woman of unbridled dreams, she had never desired anything more than her freedom. Then she arrived at Fort Belvadere and met Fire Dancer. A red man. A savage. The most glorious man she had ever laid eyes on.
A WARRIOR
Fire Dancer, a Shawnee prince, had come to talk peace with the white soldiers. His tribe had been swept into the battle between France and Britain for land—land that had once belonged to his people. Now, an inner war raged within him over the white woman named Mackenzie. He forbade her to paint his portrait, lest she steal his soul. But he could not stop her from possessing his heart.
A FORBIDDEN LOVE THAT SETS TWO HEARTS AFLAME
The independent, carefree artist and the fierce, proud warrior, a man and a woman locked in a battle...of wills. They are as different as night and day, and their passion will take them to a place both terrifying and electrifying... They are headed for a destiny that will make them choose between two worlds that only love—one pure love—could unite.
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The Devil and the Dancer
Elizabeth Hunter
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance / Mystery & Thrillers
Sometimes falling is the safest step to take.Chloe Reardon has a problem, and his name is Gavin Wallace.Okay, Gavin isn't exactly a problem, unless you consider a highly attractive wind vampire with dubious intentions a problem. Especially if that vampire is your boss. With an affinity for kilts and excellent taste in music.But none of that matters because Chloe Reardon has had enough of dangerous men. Danger is overrated. Danger is the opposite of sexy. So Gavin is the last man—or vampire—on earth she needs to let into her heart.Except what if the most dangerous man you knew was also the one who made you feel the strongest?The Devil and the Dancer is a paranormal romance novella in the Elemental Legacy series.
Cloud Dancer
Part #1 of "Endless Skies" series by J G Johnson
In the skies of Spiria, only those who Dance on the Clouds can rule the land.Cast adrift at the mercy of the skies as a baby, cursed with deadly secrets, and thrust into the heights of power, Delphi just wants to be free to sail the infinite skies. But when you are a national asset, Freedom comes at a high price.Is the price of freedom worth it?Labeled as a rule-breaker, trouble maker extraordinaire, cursed freak, and surrounded by a backbiting bureaucracy worse than a pack of Worlpertinger, Delphi has her hands full if she wants to reach the top and seize her freedom.There is a new wind brewing, and it just might be a tempest.
Leila: Further in the Life and Destinies of Darcy Dancer Gentleman
J. P. Donleavy
Literature & Fiction
?A liltingly moving piece of writing from a wonderfully fruity romancerOCO - Financial Times Where Darcy departing Dublin descends on his darkly decrepit desmesne, skint as a boiled bone. There to ponder his leaking, bat-ridden birthright, devilishly diverted by sexy Miss von B and readily rolled up by Ronald Rashers. And Sees Leila. Lovely, lissome Leila ? who tells him no. A definite negative. So Darcy is back to Dublin and the noisome stews to dream of the one bright star in his eternal darkness ? As ThereOCOs foolOCOs gold at the end of every Irish rainbow, and tarnished silver linings in every cloud, so thereOCOs a shimmer on the far horizon for this particular broth of a boy. His future is disastrous, his present indecent, his past divine. He is Darcy Dancer, youthful squire of Andromeda Park, the great gray stone mansion inhabited by Crooks, the cross eyed butler, and the sexy, aristocratic Miss Von B. This sequel to The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman finds our hero falling in with decidedly low company ? like the dissolute Dublin poet, Foxy Slattery, and Ronald Rashers, who absconds with the family silver ? before falling head over heels in love with the lissome Leila. "
Mao's Last Dancer
Li Cunxin
Biographies & Memoirs
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
The extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural Maoist China who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation.
From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979, the young dancer arrived in Texas as part of a cultural exchange, only to fall in love with America-and with an American woman. Two years later, through a series of events worthy of the most exciting cloak-and-dagger fiction, he defected to the United States, where he quickly became known as one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world. This is his story, told in his own inimitable voice.
THE BASIS FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club)
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nonfiction / Social Sciences / Comics & Graphic Novels
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK • From the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom."This potent book about America's most disgraceful sin establishes [Ta-Nehisi Coates] as a first-rate novelist."—San Francisco Chronicle"Nearly every paragraph is laced through with dense, gorgeously evocative descriptions of a vanished world and steeped in its own vivid vocabulary."—Entertainment Weekly Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he's ever known. So begins an unexpected journey that takes Hiram...
Fire Dancer
Part #4 of "Miranda's Rights" series by Linsey Lanier
What makes you think you deserve to be so happy?
A honeymoon in Maui in a luxury beachfront resort with your wealthy new husband. Sounds like paradise, right? But this is Miranda Steele we’re talking about here. And where Miranda goes, trouble follows.
That lovely honeymoon gets hijacked when Miranda finds the body of a popular fire dancer on the beach. Of course, she has to investigate. What choice does she have? But things get more complicated when she discovers Parker has been keeping some pretty serious secrets from her.
Could those secrets lead to finding Miranda’s daughter at last? Or will this Hawaiian honeymoon adventure end in Miranda’s ultimate destruction?
Ghost Dancer
Maer Wilson
Fantasy / Paranormal / Science Fiction
Ten-year-old Danika Samms was going to be a dancer. Until a serial killer put an end to her dreams. Now her ghost has come to Thulu and La Fi to save her dog from the killer. La Fi is a medium and Thulu is a finder and together they find justice for the dead.The detectives take the case, but they find a heartbreaking secret and a seasoned killer already on the prowl for his next victim.Ten-year-old Danika Samms was going to be a dancer. She was even going to be on TV for a big national contest. Until a serial killer put an end to her dreams. Now her ghost has come to Thulu and La Fi to save her dog from the killer. La Fi is a medium and Thulu is a finder and together they find justice for the dead. The detectives take the case, but they find more than a lost pup. They discover a heartbreaking secret and a seasoned killer already on the prowl for his next victim. And this time their walk on the darker side of the paranormal puts their own lives at risk. "Ghost Dancer" is the third novelette from the Modern Magics series.
The Dancer's Promise
Olivia Horrox
'Oh my gosh! What a beautifully written story!... I totally loved it... I literally could not stop reading... This is a must if you like historical fiction!!' Reader review 5 stars'A beautifully written and evocative story of love and loss, of family and redemption, that swept me away.' Rachel Burton, author of The Last Party at Silverton HallWhen their father loses the family fortune, and their mother locks herself away, sisters Grace and Clementine are left to raise themselves in a grand London house that is slowly falling apart around them.Each of them is determined to one day restore their fortunes and their family name and make a promise to do just that. Clementine dreams of being a star on stage, a celebrated ballerina who will tour the world, earning fame and fortune. She is adamant she won't put her fate into a man's hands but take charge of it herself. Grace, in contrast, sees security in a good marriage. Their...
The Wind Dancer
Iris Johansen
Romance / Literature & Fiction / Suspense
Legend held that whoever possessed it would rule the destinies of nations.
Renaissance Italy, where intrigues were as intricate as carved cathedral doors and affairs of state were ruled by affairs of the bedchamber ... where the rustling richness of silk hid the quick glint of deadly stilettos, and poison vied with port as the favored drink to offer guests....
From the spellbinding pen of Iris Johansen comes her most lush, dramatic, and emotionally touching romance yet--the captivating story of the lovely and indomitable slave Sanchia and the man who bought her on a back street in Florence.... Passionate, powerful condottiere Lionello Andreas would love Sanchia and endanger her with equal wild abandon as he sought to win back the prize possession of his family--the Wind Dancer.
The Dancer and the Dark
Elizabeth Hunter
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance / Mystery & Thrillers
A single wrong step could mean their end. Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon. For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire. But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain. When an unexpected loss compels Chloe's return to her childhood home, she's forced to face the reality of her mortality and decide what her future will hold. Will she turn toward humanity or follow her lover into the dark? The Dancer and the Dark is a novella set in the Elemental universe and the second in Gavin and Chloe's story by USA Today best-selling author, Elizabeth Hunter.
Sky Dancer
Witi Ihimaera
Fiction / Memoir
A fine novel from Witi Ihimaera in which a great story about a feisty teenager is interwoven with a dazzling trip through Maori mythology. Stroppy teenager Skylark O'Shea is on holiday with her mother at a town on the coast. But all is not what it seems. What is the threat facing the town and the birds of the forest? Where do the two old charismatic Maori women Hoki and Bella fit in? Skylark becomes embroiled in a prophecy that much to her dismay involves her in an extraordinary journey. Soon she is pitting her wits in a race of breathtaking dimension, a dazzling trip through Maori mythology. This novel by Witi Ihimaera is fascinating and unique. At one level it is a romp and a rollercoaster ride that sometimes reminds you of Lord of the Rings. At other levels it is a brilliant accomplishment of combining this with new ways of exploring Maori myth. Also available as an eBook
Void Dancer
Amanda Meuwissen
When a revolution sweeps through the kingdom, Enzo, a secret prince, and Cullen, an amnesiac with unpredictable abilities, are caught in the middle. With only each other to cling to, Enzo and Cullen find love—but their survival depends on facing up to difficult truths.
Vengeance Trail (The Lawmen Western #4)
J. B. Dancer
There was a wagonload of gold sitting deep behind the Confederate lines, and a war brewing up between North and South. Lee Fisher had to get the gold out and bring it back to the Union. Men died in the taking, and Fisher ran with a pack of cut-throat rebels on his heels. It was a long chase that ended with the gold back in rebel hands and corpses littering the streets of Natchez. But gold makes men greedy and the rebels followed the lure halfway to Mexico. They hadn't counted on Fisher coming after them.
Fire Dancer
Catherine Jones Payne
Fire is a dangerous magic. Sixteen-year-old Kyla is preparing for the test of her life: a high-stakes dance competition to win the role of principal dancer in the fire festival's elite troupe. When she's not sneaking off into the woods to practice forbidden magic, that is. Among her people, only the men are entrusted with the mysteries of magecraft. But Kyla's been learning in secret for ten years, and she's never backed down from a challenge. As danger ignites, Kyla must maintain a tight control on her magic. For more than her ambition is in peril. She must stay a step ahead of her enemies—a backstabbing dancer, a repressive council, and a crazed arsonist. If she can't withstand the inferno, the people she loves most will die. Fire Dancer is the heart-pounding first novel in a trilogy of YA elemental fantasy books. If you like fierce girl power, slow-burn romance, and harrowing danger, you'll love Catherine Jones Payne's fire world.
Dancer's Fated Mate (Arctic Shifters Book Six)
R. E. Butler
An invitation to spend Christmas with her cousin and her family is too good for Gabriella Fitzpatrick to pass up. When she awakens in the early morning hours and can't go back to sleep, she walks into the front room and faces a polar bear, who miraculously changes into her cousin's husband.Declan, the second position on the sleigh team, has been waiting forever to find his fated mate. Five of his friends have already found theirs, and he knows it's just a matter of time before he finds the one female on the planet for him. Just before dawn on Christmas Eve morning, he answers a call in the security office. One of the shifters who lives in the human world shifted in front of a human and doesn't know what to do. Mrs. Claus tells Declan to use magic to wipe the human's memories.When Ellie wakes up, she vividly remembers watching a bear become a human. Declan promises she wasn't hallucinating, and that he can also change into animals, including one of Santa's...
The Wind Dancer/Storm Winds
Iris Johansen
Romance / Literature & Fiction / Suspense
Twice the thrills—in one captivating volume
Published together for the first time, from #1 New York Times best-selling author Iris Johansen comes a gripping pair of historical thrillers that push the boundaries of intrigue, suspense, and danger.
The Wind Dancer
In Renaissance Italy, intrigue is as intricate as carved cathedral doors, but none is so captivating as that surrounding the prized Wind Dancer, the lost treasure of a family—and of the man who will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Lionello Andreas is bound by his vow to guard the exquisite statue. But to recover what is rightfully his, he will need the help of a thief—one he can control body and soul. He finds his answer on the treacherous backstreets of Florence, in a sharp-witted young woman whose poverty leaves her no choice. But in the end, the allure of the Wind Dancer, and the ruthlessness of those who would possess her, will catapult them both into a terrifying realm where death may be the most merciful escape.
Storm Winds
Jean Marc Andreas wanted what was rightfully his—and would use any means to get it. Juliette de Clement, a confidante of the royal family, could aid his search for the treasure so many had killed to possess…and died to protect. But in the treacherous world of eighteenth-century revolutionary France, death could come from any direction—none more likely than from the person you trusted most. Still, Jean and Juliette had no choice but to trust each other. Their lives depended on it. Someone else was determined to have the Wind Dancer statue, and the legacy it bestowed. Someone whose twisted genius was already wrecking a path of unspeakable violence.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Fire Walker
Part #2 of "Sand Dancer" series by Trudie Skies
Riots in the streets. Assassins in the palace. Armies on the march. The Fire Walkers are paying for their freedom with their blood. For centuries, Fire Walkers have been locked away in temples for the sin of being born with fire magic in their veins. At last, they are free. But when a king is assassinated by fire magic, the people demand war. And the ruthless Prince Ravel sees his opportunity to seize the throne and rid his kingdom of Fire Walkers forever. Mina Arlbond, the famed Sand Dancer who disguised herself as a man to win freedom for the Fire Walkers, is ordered to personally lead her people to the slaughter on the front lines of war. Instead, she races across the kingdom to unmask a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart three great nations—and blame Fire Walkers for the chaos. When she discovers a chance to prevent the war and end the oppression of Fire Walkers forever, Mina must decide how...
The Dancer's Summons
M. Garnet
Romance
**New** When a dangerous gene was discovered among the people of Keveah, the Organization of Worlds gave the residents choices. They could be altered or face annihilation. Her parents chose to leave this life together, after finding ways to smuggle her off the world to live and run.So run she did, hiding her ancestry and always traveling. Going from spaceships to satellites to colonized worlds, finding work in the backside of businesses or where there was no public contact. But after years of feeling safe, she discovered she had someone watching her, someone who knew her true history.She had no choice but to run.
The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi
Bhagwati Charan Verma
"What is sin?" a student in the Mauryan period (about 300 BCE) asks his guru. The guru sends two students to be apprentices to two prominent men, and report back to him after a year. The two men are poles apart. Kumargiri is a yogi; Beejagupta a hedonist who loves Chitralekha, the enchanting dancer. This story of the tangled lives of Chitralekha, Beejagupta and Kumargiri revolves around the student's question. Chitralekha draws on the traditional folk tale format in which two princes set out on difficult journeys, in completely different directions, to seek something rare. Bhagwati Charan Verma's skilful use of this device, larger-than-life characters, clear descriptions and sensitive use of language made Chitralekha a landmark Hindi novel in 1934. Cernunnos Books is proud to bring you the first recent English translation of this literary jewel.
Judgment Day (The Lawmen Western #3)
J. B. Dancer
MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE!The folk on the wagon train didn't stand a chance. Not against the hordes of Indians who first ambushed them. Nor the religious zealots who promised help and then betrayed them. Men, women, all but the youngest children were slaughtered.Jennie was slender and pale - her little girl was one of those held prisoner. She came to Lee Fisher for help. Fisher didn't trust her; he didn't trust anything about it. But he went anyway.The senseless killing, the hypocrisy, it burned a raw hole in his gut - and he knew it could only be released through the barrel of his gun.
Dancer's Trail
Jake Logan
One double-crossing gang wants to make Slocum dance…Slocum’s high-tailing it alone to Texas—in hopes that he’ll cross paths with the Double Crosser gang. But on a pit stop, the gunslinger sees a lynch mob chasing down some poor soul—and rescues him by the skin of his teeth. So now Slocum’s got himself a new traveling compadre who calls himself Dancer... When a fella saves someone from certain death, he expects some gratitude: a round of drinks, a steak dinner, even just a pat on the back. But even though Dancer’s grateful to Slocum, sentimentality still isn’t worth squat in the harsh Southwest—especially where money’s concerned. And when it comes time for Dancer to put his money where his mouth is, Slocum’s gotta watch his back—and keep an eye on one fair-weather amigo…
Belly Dancer & The US Marine
Aditya Sawdekar
The basic desires and primal instincts of a man can lead him to find love and humanity in the most unusual of places. And more than anything else than those caught in the throes of war, Chris and Farah are one such couple whose love transcends nationality, race, language and culture. But soon they find their very own ‘culture and religion’ coming in the way of their love life. What lies ahead?The basic desires and primal instincts of a man can lead him to find love and humanity in the most unusual of places. And more than anything else than those caught in the throes of war,Chris and Farah are one such couple whose love transcends nationality, race, language and culture. But soon they find their very own ‘culture and religion’ coming in the way of their love life. Will they abandon each other and get on with life or does life have something special in store for them?
Moon Dancer
Aimee Easterling
Fantasy / Paranormal
One werewolf: Free to a good home Three months after becoming a shifter, my bloodthirsty beast fights me for control of our shared body. My boss is unhappy with my erratic behavior. And Claw —- the enticing alpha who made becoming a werewolf semi-palatable —- is avoiding me while I try to transfer my wolf to his human sister. The transfer fails, but a vision promises I'll find mystical assistance on the other side of the country. Clinging to humanity during a problematic road trip in charge of human students, I'm left wondering whether my ordinary life will be there when I return for it. And will Claw still speak to me when my wolf is gone? This second book in Aimee Easterling's Moon Blind series follows Wolf Dreams.
The Little Spanish Dancer
Madeline Brandeis
Children's Books
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world\'s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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The Non-stop Dancer
Scott Andrews
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Thriller
When Britain was still Great, one man started to dance, and passersby started to join him. Find out how one man’s movements became a movement.Imagine a book filled with stories and poems written by kids who love animals. Writing gives us the chance to use our imagination, to be creative, to explore our deepest thoughts and feelings, and to discover the gifts and talents we have inside.Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando is proud to present original works that showcase how young authors view the world around them. The writings and artwork are truly from the heart and strive to portray the hands-on experiences with shelter pets and knowledge gained during Shelter Friends Summer Camps. You will not find these imaginative and creative ideas anywhere else.Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando educates, shelters, places, and heals pets and their families with compassionate, responsible care maintained to the highest professional standards. We create more caring communities by promoting happier, healthier pets and their families.
Hoop Dancer Determination
Jake Maddox
Tobias Wilson has a secret. For the past two years, since attending a Choctaw Nation powwow with his family, he's been teaching himself how to hoop dance. But when his best buddy Declan discovers him dancing, it isn't long before his whole class knows. Once the secret is out, Tobias has the opportunity to share his dancing at the spring talent show, but he's not sure he wants that. Is he ready to share his Native dance with others or will he stop dancing altogether?
dancer, zero
S. Michael Choi
Science Fiction / Contemporary / Art
Tatiana, the new girl, arrived in English IIIA amidst a murmur of expectation. We had already heard a beautiful "Russian princess" was coming to our own boring little neck of New Jersey, and her first impression on us was no disappointment...the SAT-cramming students of a high academic north New Jersey high school welcome a Russian exchange student; and lives are forever changed...merry christmas readers !this is a free christmas download to celebrate xmas 2012. a short story, "dancer, zero" involves sat-cramming north new jersey high school students and their new Russian exchange student, Tatiana.themes: ballet, coming-of-age, university admissions, north jersey
The Horse Dancer
Jojo Moyes
Romance / Mystery / Fiction
In a hidden corner of London, Henri Lachapelle is teaching his granddaughter and her horse to defy gravity, just as he had done in France, fifty years previously. But when disaster strikes, fourteen-year-old Sarah is left to fend for herself.
Forced to share a house with her charismatic ex-husband, her professional judgement called into question, lawyer Natasha Macauley's life seems to have gone awry. When her path crosses that of Sarah, she sees a chance to put things right.
But she doesn't know that Sarah is keeping a secret... one that will chance all of their lives.
The Hanged Man (The Lawmen Western #5)
J. B. Dancer
There was gold in the Montana mountains for sure. Gold to make a man rich past his wildest dreams. And there were plenty who'd risk hostile Indians and evil weather to dig it out. When Brad McGarry hit town Sheriff Plummer was hanging from his own new gallows tree. Plummer's diamonds and mansion and fancy women had finally paid their dues. Now lawmen McGarry and Lee Fisher had more than just the vigilante mob to sort out. They were up against the oldest enemy of all—gold fever.
Kansas, Bloody Kansas (The Lawmen Western #2)
Part #2 of "The Lawmen" series by J. B. Dancer
The Missouri raiders were bleeding Kansas dry. Between them and their crazy dreams of conquest stood Lee Fisher, posing as one of the bloodthirsty crew with Emma Wright playing the part of his mistress. But before the debts' death calls were settled, Fisher and Emma got spilled into the wide-open game ... a game that had only one prize: destruction.
Dancer's Fated Mate
Part #6 of "Arctic Shifters" series by R. E. Butler
Ellie vividly remembers watching a bear become a human. Arctic shifter Declan promises she wasn’t hallucinating, and that he can also change into animals, including one of Santa’s reindeer. He calls her his fated mate and takes her to North Pole City to show her the truth of his world. Will she be willing to stay in NPC with Declan, or will she want to stay in her world forever?
An invitation to spend Christmas with her cousin is too good for Gabriella Fitzpatrick to pass up. When she awakens in the early morning hours and can’t go back to sleep, she walks into the front room and faces a polar bear, who miraculously changes into her cousin’s husband.
Declan, the second position on the sleigh team, has been waiting forever to find his fated mate. Five of his friends have already found theirs, and he knows it’s just a matter of time before he finds the one female on the planet for him. Just before dawn on Christmas Eve morning, he answers a call in the security office. One of the shifters who lives in the human world shifted in front of a human and doesn’t know what to do. Mrs. Claus tells Declan to use magic to wipe the human’s memories.
When Ellie wakes up, she vividly remembers watching a bear become a human. Declan promises she wasn’t hallucinating, and that he can also change into animals, including one of Santa’s reindeer. He calls her his fated mate and takes her to North Pole City to show her the truth of his world. Will she be willing to stay in NPC with Declan, or will she want to stay in her world forever?
Dancer Dawkins and the California Kid
Willyce Kim
A sapphic novel ahead of its time that delights in queer joy, love, and adventureDancer Dawkins is a swift-footed, weed-smoking football stud. Her lover, Jessica, left their place in Los Angeles to join a Napa Valley cult, where she believes she has found salvation. Willie Gutherie, the cigar-smoking, self-proclaimed California Kid, collides with Dancer in San Francisco, and the two join forces to liberate Jessica from the clutches of cult leader Fatin Satin Aspen. Willyce Kim's campy, women-centered Western novel is a celebration of queer joy. While her vibrant vignettes are filled with California whimsy through a kaleidoscope of food and sports metaphors, darker political undercurrents of the Vietnam War and the infamous Bohemian Grove inhabit this uncanny adventure. Buckle up for this wild, spunky, and unabashedly queer ride!
Dancer in Darkness
Leah R. Cutter
No longer a Seattle cop, Halley Brown formed her own private investigator agency. Her latest client, the fabulous gender-bending performance artist Phoenix, wants her to investigate the serial killer Dancer in Darkness. Dancer's latest victim? A drag queen. The LGBTQ+ community have no faith in the police, and need Halley to find them justice. Halley wants nothing to do with the SPD, but has no choice as bodies start piling up. The police need what she knows from the community. They might even listen to her. But sometimes, investigating one crime opens an even worse can of worms. Dancer in Darkness—the first Halley Brown mystery—introduces a wide range of believable characters, a dark twisted plot, and a mystery that will keep you guessing. Come along for the ride, then stay for the secrets revealed.
The Fishhook Rebellion
Part #2 of "A Swift & Dancer Adventure" series by Dan Gooder Richard
From the maelstrom of Cape Horn to murder on the high seas. From cutthroats in Zanzibar to death temples in Tahiti. And finally to seething intrigues in Maui. This epic story ricochets from lust and danger to betrayal and love.Each in pursuit of their own separate and perilous quest-correspondent/adventuress Samantha Swift and rogue secret agent Jack Dancer cross paths in the "hellhole of the Pacific" only to find themselves in the middle of a struggle between two superpowers. Each power vying for domination of the Pacific. Each one believing that Napoleon's Malta treasure-missing for fifty years-is key to their conquests. But only one can find the lost trove first. And the penalty for failure is death.With The Fishhook Rebellion Dan Gooder Richard delivers an adventurous new tale in this thrilling sequel to his acclaimed The Good or Evil Side.
The Shadow Dancer
Part #8 of "Wind River Reservation Mystery" series by Margaret Coel
Father John O'Malley makes it his personal business to tend to the souls of the Wind River Reservation. With the disappearance of a young man, and his old friend Vicky Holden accused of murder - his hunch is that both events are somehow connected to the sect leader known as Orlando. Resurrecting the old Shadow Dance religion, Orlando and his followers will let nothing delay the coming of their New World.To get the proof they need, Father John and Vicky must do more than follow Orlando's trail. They must learn his dance. And there's no telling what a man who believes himself to be a prophet might do when he feels threatened.
Shadow Dancer
K J Baker
My name is Marney and I am immortal. Oh, and I also hunt rogues. Did I mention that part?I used to work worked alone. Cold-hearted. Distant. But Ciaran Connor changed all that.He's a vampire, the sworn enemy of an immortal, and I should have hated him. But I didn't. With his help, I managed to foil an attempt to destroy London, enslave humanity, and give vampires dominance over the other races. After that, life should be easy, right?Sure. Who am I kidding?Because if there's one thing I've learned the hard way, it's that your past has a nasty habit of catching up with you. So when Ciaran's past comes knocking and dark secrets are revealed, my world is thrown into chaos. Again.If I don't find a way to save him, I'll lose Ciaran forever. But it's not just my heart that's at risk: it's the whole of London because Ciaran holds the key to stopping a deadly threat that's stalking my streets. Can I find him before it's too late? Wish me luck. I'm...
The Albino's Dancer - Dale Smith
Part #9 of "Time Hunter" series by Graeme Ingham
Media Tie In / Doctor Who / Nonfiction
"Goodbye, little Emily." April 1938, and a shadowy figure attends an impromptu burial in Shoreditch, London. His name is Honoré Lechasseur. After a chance encounter with the mysterious Catherine Howkins, he's had advance warning that his friend Emily Blandish was going to die. But is forewarned necessarily forearmed? And just how far is he willing to go to save Emily's life? Because Honoré isn't the only person taking an interest in Emily Blandish - she's come to the attention of the Albino, one of the new breed of gangsters surfacing in post-rationing London. And the only life he cares about is his own. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.
4 Sleuths & a Burlesque Dancer
Leslie Langtry
Four USA Today bestselling authors team up to bring you your favorite female sleuths in a hilarious new mystery series!After a murderous bachelorette party in Niagara Falls, Valentine, Merry, Kate, and Franki decide it's time to relax and have some fun in the Big Easy. New Orleans turns out to be anything but easy when the killer foursome stumble across the body of a formerly famous, elderly dolphin burlesque dancer. To make matters worse, NOLA's finest arrest Kate's husband Jim as the prime suspect!The four sleuths jump into action to catch the killer in a race against time that takes them to the seedier side of the French Quarter where they tussle with strippers, mud wrestlers, and dubious all-you-can-eat crawfish buffets.Between cranky Cajuns, mysterious Spanish dignitaries, and a bizarre running of the bulls, these four sleuths don't have time to laissez les bons temps rouler before Jim takes the fall for the dolphin dancer's murder!Get reacquainted...
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece
Camille Laurens
This absorbing, heartfelt work uncovers the story of the real dancer behind Degas's now-iconic sculpture, shedding light on the struggles of late nineteenth-century Parisian life. She is famous throughout the world, but how many know her name? You can admire her figure in Washington, Paris, London, New York, Dresden, or Copenhagen, but where is her grave? We know only her age, fourteen, and the work that she did—because it was already grueling work, at an age when children today are sent to school. In the 1880s, she danced as a "little rat" at the Paris Opera, and what is often a dream for young girls now wasn't a dream for her. She was fired after several years of intense labor; the director had had enough of her repeated absences. She had been working another job, even two, because the few pennies the Opera paid weren't enough to keep her and her family fed. She was a model, posing for painters or sculptors—among them Edgar Degas. Drawing on a...
**This absorbing, heartfelt work uncovers the story of the real dancer behind Degas's now-iconic sculpture, and the struggles of late nineteenth-century Parisian life. **
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She is famous throughout the world, but how many know her name? You can admire her figure in Washington, Paris, London, New York, Dresden, or Copenhagen, but where is her grave? We know only her age, fourteen, and the work that she did--because it was already grueling work, at an age when children today are sent to school. In the 1880s, she danced as a "little rat" at the Paris Opera, and what is often a dream for young girls now wasn't a dream for her. She was fired after several years of intense labor; the director had had enough of her repeated absences. She had been working another job, even two, because the few pennies the Opera paid weren't enough to keep her and her family fed. She was a model, posing for painters or sculptors--among them Edgar Degas.
Drawing on a wealth of historical material as well as her own love of ballet and personal experiences of loss, Camille Laurens presents a compelling, compassionate portrait of Marie van Goethem and the world she inhabited that shows the importance of those who have traditionally been overlooked in the study of art.
A Dancer In the Dust
Thomas H. Cook
Mystery / Suspense / True Crime
A story of guilt, murder and politics set in Africa and New York from the acknowledged master of psychological suspense.Ray Campbell runs his own risk assessment firm in New York. He's cautious, careful and considered in everything he does. But he hasn't always been this way.Twenty years ago, Ray took big risks. Working as an aid-worker in the newly independent African state of Lubanda, Ray fell in love with a country, and with a woman. Martine, a native white Lubandan, tried to make Ray see that all actions have consequences, but he couldn't. Not until it was too late for him, and for Martine...When a friend from Lubanda is found dead in a New York alley, Ray is forced to revisit a past he's spent a lifetime trying to forget...
Tiny Dancer
Part #7 of "Cold Case Psychic Spin off" series by Pandora Pine
Gay and Lesbian / Romance
The Albino's Dancer
Dale Smith
"Goodbye, little Emily." April 1938, and a shadowy figure attends an impromptu burial in Shoreditch, London. His name is Honoré Lechasseur. After a chance encounter with the mysterious Catherine Howkins, he's had advance warning that his friend Emily Blandish was going to die. But is forewarned necessarily forearmed? And just how far is he willing to go to save Emily's life? Because Honoré isn't the only person taking an interest in Emily Blandish - she's come to the attention of the Albino, one of the new breed of gangsters surfacing in post-rationing London. And the only life he cares about is his own. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.
She Fell In Love With a Dancer
Olivia Monroe
From the dance floor of a New York salsa lounge blooms a romance as intense and passionate as the dance style itself. When Ashley met Sasha, she didn't realize he would be the one to not only unlock her love for salsa dancing but also turn her life upside down, pushing her to do things she'd never thought she would do. Through trials of jealousy and lies, Ashley and Sasha navigate a new relationshipin this sexy tale of love, lust, and life.
Houston's Story
Abe Dancer
George Houston's line of work carries with it a degree of infamy, a presage of danger and it's not long before his peaceable ride through Utah is cut dramatically short. After a rare bank robbery and the killing of one of its leading businessmen, the town of Bullhead is angry and wound up. But Agnes Jarrow believes it's not the work of the young hothead who breaks free of the town jail. She shares personal misgivings, thoughts that Houston can't ignore, offers a contract that's hard to turn down. With his movements being documented by a man with his sights on becoming a diarist and storyteller, up against a band of seemingly law-abiding townsmen, Houston has to find a way to satisfy more than one protagonist. When he sets off on a perilous search for Billy Carrick, he has to decide if he is making the affair a personal issue, collecting payment for a completed assignment, or assisting the town sheriff to carry out a lawful duty.
Blood for the Dancer
Part #1 of "The Horde and the Host" series by Dallas Mullican
Thriller / Horror / Crime
Death of a Dancer
Irena Nieslony
Rachel Fisher was now opening her new hotel. She couldn't have been happier when friends chose her hotel to hold a 60th birthday party weekend. However, a startling discovery starts off a chain of events which can't be stopped. Is Josh who he seems to be, and is Rachel's life in danger again? Handsome Chief Inspector Taylor turns up to solve the crime. 2nd Rachel Fisher mystery Contemporary Mystery by Irena Nieslony; originally published by My Weekly at DC Thompson [UK]
Deuce's Dancer
Patricia Green
The next day was spent wind-surfing followed by lazing at the beach until the sun went down. She and Deuce took a boat tour of the nearby reef at sunset, and discussed politics and religion. They had both in common, but they found points on which they differed and it made for a lively conversation. They kissed several times, and Pilar's breasts firmed and her nipples got hard as pebbles under his fingers. Though Deuce made it very clear that he desired her, that he found her attractive and sexy, he didn't push hard. He was watching her closely, like a jaguar, waiting for the moment that she couldn't stand keeping him away any longer. It was a scary and thrilling thought to consider sleeping with him with no commitment and no future. In this case, what happened in Jamaica would stay in Jamaica.
A Dancer in Darkness
David Stacton
'Dancer in Darkness is a unique three-way collaboration - the tragic tale of the murdered Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi, as told in Renaissance Italian sources, then in The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster's masterpiece of Jacobean revenge and fate, and now here by David Stacton, the literally incomparable American historical novelist. Black as stage velvet, Stacton's version is as full of chilling insights and dreadful doings as Webster's, but at bottom all his own.' John Crowley (Little, Big, Engine Summer)'The prose of David Stacton is like that of no other writer. It suggests a corridor in a dark Gothic tower, ill-lit by tapers, at one end of which a gong sounds incessantly. Stacton's gong clashes are malevolent aphorisms, asides spoken to Nemesis, hard little explanations of motive.' Time
The Dancer and the Raja
Javier Moro
A fascinating novel that transports us to the fabulous world of the maharajas—abundant with harems, bacchanalian orgies, jewels, palaces, flamenco music, horses, Rolls-Royces, and tiger hunting On January 28, 1908, a young Spanish woman sitting astride a luxuriously bejeweled elephant enters a small city in northern India. The streets are packed with curious locals who are anxious to pay homage to their new princess, with skin as white as the snows of the Himalayas. This is the beginning of the story, based on real events, of the wedding of Anita Delgado and the maharaja of Kapurthala, a grand story of love and betrayal that took place over almost two decades, in the heart of an India that was on the verge of disappearing.
84 Ribbons: A Dancer's Journey
Paddy Eger
The Debut novel by award-winning author Paddy Eger
A young dancer's realizes her life long dream, if only for a while.
Seventeen year old Marta Selbryth realizes her dream of becoming a professional dancer when the Intermountain Ballet Company in Billings, Montana invites her to join their 1957 season. As Marta's new life unfolds, she must learn to face not only the successes of dancing in the corps de ballet, but the challenges and setbacks that might crush the dream she's had for so long.
After a couple of mishaps, Marta settles into life in a boarding house located near the ballet company. Her landlady, Mrs. B., is friendly, reduces her rent when Marta's offers to bake for the boarders and later allows her to use the basement as a practice studio. The two male boarders are supportive; Carol, a fellow boarder, ignores her.
Marta spends her free time practicing when she's not spending time with her new friends Lynne and Bartley, her fellow corps dancers. Their time together becomes an important lifeline through their first year.
Madame Cosper, the artistic director, is a demanding woman. Marta begins their association poorly when she makes a disastrous choice. Expecting expulsion, Marta receives a second chance in the form of dancing the unpopular character roles during the fall and winter performances. Marta determines to dance every role with confidence in hopes of proving to Madame that she's up for every challenge.
Steve, a young college man and a reporter, spots Marta when he's assigned to write an article about ballet for the local paper. He's attracted to her and begins his pursuit. Over the months ahead, he becomes her tour guide of the area and attempts to convince Marta to be his girl. But her steadfast focus is ballet and some of her adventures with him lead to problems with Madame Cosper.
Shortly after Christmas, everything changes for Marta, Bartley and Steve. Significant events permanently influence their lives. Each must deal with exhilaration and heartbreak as well as frustration and changes that test their ability to cope.
Dancer at Silver Spires
Ann Bryant
Nonfiction
Izzy loves Silver Spires boarding school, but it isn't the school she always dreamed of. Having trained as a ballerina, she auditioned for The Royal Ballet School and was devastated when she failed to get in – so much so that she vowed never to dance again. But now there is a big dance show coming up and all her friends think she should take part. Can she overcome her fears to put on her dancing shoes once more? "Refreshing, fun and really re-readable!" - CITV
The Ladder Dancer
Roz Southey
A Charles Patterson mystery - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1736. A foggy September evening. When a child is ridden down and killed by an unknown horseman, musician sleuth Charles Patterson, the only witness close enough to see that the collision was no accident, vows to hunt down the rider. But there are distractions, including Richard Nightingale, a fashionable 'ladder-dancer', who arrives from London to cause havoc with the ladies. Then Nightingale himself is attacked, and Patterson realizes the situation is more complicated than he first thought . . .
